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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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